The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-06-04
NOTES BY THE WAYSIDE.
SOME ODD THINGS FOUND IN
THE PAPERS.
Evoking the Law-The Coffee Cooler
In a Snow-bank-A Gray Eagle
Not a Robbery, etc., etc.

A CITIZEN of Ionia, Mich, while
standing with wet rubbers on an iron
doorstep suddenly lost the power OF
walking. He nearly tainted from terror,
thinking he WAS paralyzed. Upon dis
covering that his rubbers were frozen to
the doorstep he felt better.
A SNAKE started to cross Main stree:
in Orlando, Fla, the other day, when a
butcher bird saw him and swooped
down on him. The first peck took ont
one eve, few more the other eye, and
the blind reptile was left writhing In the
sand until citizen killed him.
JOSEPH O'BRIEN, of Cleveland, says
that he once examined swallows nest,
in which were two young birds. Around
the leg of one of them bOrsehair had
been closely wound. Mr.. O'Brien re-
moved the hair and found that the leg
had been broken. He thinks that this
was Il genuine case of bird surgery.
THE man who was sentenced to 90
years in State prison Wednesday for
blowing up the Menson doctors Office
did the crime for revenge because the
doctor went out of town when his child
WAS sick, and he claimed that if the doe
tor had "staid ut home and attended to
business" the child would have lived.
WHEN farmer Of Washington county,
ILL.,, the other day went into smoke
house which had not been opened fol
six months, he was surprised to find
about fifteen bushels of wheat piled in
one corner. 1t had been brought there
by rats from the bin of neighborin9
/ farmer, whose wheat was fifteen bushels
| short.
LITTLE Belle McNiohol, of st. Louis,
playing with Ior pet Scotch terrier, ac-
cidentally locked herself in a small and
nearly air tight closet. The dog at once
ran down stairs, and by his actions in.
duced servant to follow him to the
/ closet, where she found the child I'M
conscious. Belle would have died in O
few minutes more but for the terrier.
HAY pressers near Troy found in tine
middle of a big hay NOW hen that
must have been there since the hay was
put i'll the barn last summer. She had
made room to stand up and turn around
in, and had laid eighteen eggs; but tho
poor thing didn't know enough to ca.
them. and was so nearly starved to deatl
that she died soon after being released
In the United States there are 3, 26.
breweries, which produce annually AGO,
49,, 400 gallons, of beer or seven gallon.
per head. In Germany there are %, 94(
breweries, which produce annually 800,
100000 gallons, or over twenty gallon!
per head. In Great Britain there are
26,214 brewerics, which produce an
nually 1,050,0O0 gallons, OF over thirty
per head.
A CLERK in Louisville invested $50 il
pork at a bucket shop the other day ant
succeeded in running it up to $1,000
Then he determined to make it $l0,00(
and quit and get married. His 5000
crcpt up to almost the desired amount
and then the market took turn agains
him. and in few hours he didn't hav,
even the original $50. He will not mar
ry this spring.
A PARTY of three hunters who wer,
out after deer i'll Telama county, Cal
a short time ago, found while following
u trail that they were in turn being fol
lowed by gang of six or seven noun
tain lions. They quickly beat retreat
but the lions followed until they hat
nearly reached home, sometimes coming
within rod or two of the party, but re
treating at II shot.
GEORGE w. MoNIsTY was slave. an,
was sold from his parents in 1853. bein.
taken to Mississippi. He subsequent,
served rs Union soldier all through til,
war, and finally settled at Lafayette
Ind. While Mt the Wabash Station re
Gently George fancied he recognized tw,
colored women who We're passing el
route to Iowa. The recognition wa
mutual, and with tears. cries of 10Y. IN,